The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1887-05-25


at of the foot bridge into the road-bridge ans
Id called for the young man Minis Eubanks
t. that started up town in the carriage with
er me. he came 10 me l think about the
Id middle of the bridge from the opposite
&c direction from which / had come. / told
him 10 get my carriage and 20 and tell my
wife that / was shot in the side and in my
70 arm, and 10 get & doctor. | went back
IS then from of the road bridge, and went
); back to the scene of the conflict, and then
e other persons came; that was the first
, | ever saw of anybody. There was no one
!; with me, and there was 10 shot fred but by
q him and me. l never saw the colored
driver or Minis Eubank after the shooting
+ began"
Q When the Colonel finished he said, half
I aloud: 1T was a terrible fight, and we two
} were alone upon that bridge. and very close
E to each other"
The State here announced that it had
closed with the understanding that when
DR.. Buck came to court his evidence re-
! gsrding the pistol could be introduced.
Judge Cslhoon announced that their first
witness would be Mr.. Fitzgerald, He said
that he understood that the State had
: closed its evidence in chief, and as the
case was very serious one, he hoped that
no evidence would be introduced. except
! ing such might be brought out during
the investigation.
Considerable time was consumed in
waiting for MIR. Fitzgerald and il was
twenty minutes of 10 o'clock before he was
placed on the stand.
EB FITZGERALD,
/ night watehman government building
Was so employed on the night of the kill
ing; was at the north door, with his hands
behind his back. 1t was dead calm
night. 1t as silent as death. His
attention first attracted by loud
report; the first report sounded ike an old
shotgun, long time, too; then there were
| three or four shots in quick succession
! Did not hear any cry of murder; not
word was said There was no buggy at
The time of the she9ting j nEgotIsh IheEs eEsa wfSoesed
] ss.s sffd not see soul on the street; looked
| up aud down; could have seen had any one
been there. When the firing ceased went
| down stairs in a hurry and returned IN a
| hurry: when ne left there was nothing ia
| front of the building; when he returned
| there was horse and buggy there asked
who was in the wagon, and there was no
reply; looked in and there was no enc
| there; walked up step or two and stood
| a few minutes on the steps; then white
man came along and asked what the shoot
ing was about; then a colored man came
| along at an easy gait; asked him what the
shooting was about; he said
Objected to by the State.
Hewas not the driver went IN ana
locked the door; when he came back the
carriage was moving off: the horse wss
facing the Capitol the carriage was straight
with the sidewalk had been taking medi-
cine, and that is what made him go down
stairs; it was after the shooting ceased
that he went down stairs; first
THERE WAS THE voLLEY,
and then there we're three distinct shots,
and then he went down stairs Ihere
might have been more shots; lost the run
of them after the third shot, which ended
the shooting. The closet is about thirty
or forty feet from the door was absent only
n short time: was satisfied that the hring
had ceased when he left. The shooting
was done very quickly. Did not see
living soul on the street. IL was nght
gray horse in the carriage. IL was Col
Hamiltou's carriage. The side curtains
were up; thought the back curtain was
down. Knew Albrecht and Figures. Have
seen Albrecht frequently at the postoinee
at night He generally had some one with
him. This. man seemed to he low,siLed
man. whom he never noticed particularly
Notice strangers. Very seldom notice cit
izens. Albrecht had box and his own
kew nj the postoffice. Am the father oil the
Fitzgerald boys who testified. Am about
sixtv-six wears of age, and have resided IN
Jackson and Hiuds county for over forty
years. w,
Cross examined by the State-Was stand
ing in the north door of the entrance TO
the postoffice with his back to the west sue
of the door. When he went out he looked
across the street. There was one very
loud report; that was the hrst thing ne
heard. 1t was a very still night. This
shot attracted his attention. 1t passed
through his mind that Gamhrel ana ham
ilton had met, and both had been killed
His mind was directed to see how many
shots were fired. The next sounds were
vsrv ranid The echo of the first shot was
nearly gone before the other shots were
heard Did not hear any carriage come of
the bridge did not hear horse 1hinks
that it would have been next TO Impossible
for him not to have heard IL haa one
passed If the horse had walked over at
at easy gait he would not have heard
very often milk wagons pass without his
knowing it The horse was standing IN
| front of the postoffiee even with the west
| lamp post. There was no one IN the carri-
age and the horse was standing quiet ana
alone: looked into the carriage and spoke
no answer was made; when he got no reply
| he looked in; found that the carriage was
| empty The horse might have been stand,
| ing within forty feet OF where ne was iound
and witness not have seen him. Might
have told you that the horse might nave
been ten steps 10 the west and escaped ms
| vision: if he had, it was no doubt true
Don't know Mr.. Figures; has been watch-
man for two years. In the early part OF
| the night is usually about the approaches
on the north side The firing was very
A
heard it seemed to him that there were
MORE THAN TWO PISTOLS
firing. If there were only two it was the
most expert shooting he ever heard o.. HIS
| bonest impression was that more than two
men mere shooting; did not hear any beat
| inc 1t was long after the firing was over
before he went down to the bridge. A
horse would have had ample time TO have
come from the bridge between the FIRST and
| last shot. Thought if the carriage had
male a noise he could have heard II, but
has Frequently seen them pass without
making any noise. Had not given the con-
dition of the road enough attention to speak
| honestly of it. If the hack made jar ne
| would have heard it, but If 1t did not ne
would not have heard It. a wagon ~ an an
ordinary gait could not have gone from the
bridge TO the Governors Mansion In the
time between the first and last shot.
| Re-direct-Had the driver been holding
nm the horse il would have made diner-
| ence; had very little experience IN driV-
| ing: did not hear any sound similar 10 the
| frst shot east of the bridge and south OF
| the track is made of gravel ashes and dirt
| north of the track it is gravel road DIS
| tinouished short interval between the
| shots in the position first occupied oy WIZ
ness carriage might have been 10 tne
| west and escaped his vision; changed his
| nosition and had full view of the street
south walk discovered no men IN the
| street. did not examine to see that the
| rear curtain was up or down. AT the ordl-
nary gait it would be next to Impossible
for A carriage to pass without his hearing IL;
they can crawl over without his knowing
don't think that it is fact that horse
and buggy could pass at an ordinary gait
| without his knowing 1t has heard them
when he left the front door and went to the
east door did not hear any carriages
never heard so few vehicles as passed that
night it was a very quiet night ana there
was very little travel
CAPT 2. A. WOLFE
was the next witness called
Was near the Vicksburg and Meridian
passenger depot On the night OF the killing
was bringing out ais son who had oroken
his leg. Saw Hamilton there; he was
headed for the express office spoke 70 MN
regarding his son had dispatched for Dr.
Bailey The dispatch had miscarried ran
10 the drug store aHd asked if DIR. Bailey
was there and found he was not there went
hack grumbling; met Col. Hamilton he
asked whpt was the trouble; told him and
he pressed his hand and expressed sympa-
thy was told that Hamilton's ambulance
was at the Lawrence House went there
but it was gone /; hackman said II was
gone. but that he could overtake it He
| started and watched the hack pass farIsh's
corner: did not hear anything of the mr.
ing when he stepped back to the Lawrence
House he was told Of the shooting Inc
hackman had one eye; he came next day
TO get his fare
called "Diek Dead Eye.
By the State-The haekman started for
Hamilton's ambulance fast as his team
L.. fEan ma sd